Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

In the presentation there is reference to the European Circular Economy document which I have in detail and which notes waste incineration as a possible technology. I read about giving up on incineration as a circular economy would lead us to recovering materials such that we would not have to burn our waste. Why, therefore, are we considering further expansion of capacity, with an additional 90,000 tonnes at Poolbeg, a cement plant in Limerick and a further 250,000 tonnes in Cork? Why are we going against European policy with this major expansion of incineration capacity? Clear recommendations are made in the European Circular Economy document.